Local - Week of April 8

Sunday

Apr 8, 2012 at 6:00 AM

•Fitchburg State University will sponsor a public research forum on the role of music, art and health for cultural outreach and economic development at 7:30 p.m. in Presidents' Hall in the Mazzaferro Center, 291 Highland Ave., Fitchburg. The research was performed through the university's Regional Economic Development Institute.

•The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a membership breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Pleasant Valley Country Club, 95 Armsby Road, Sutton. The cost is $25 for members ($30 at door), and $35 for nonmembers ($40 at door). The guest speaker will be state Attorney General Martha Coakley.

•The Society of Professional Communicators will host Michael Marcy, director of local programming for Charter TV3, for a behind-the-scenes look at the local cable channel at 11:30 a.m. at the Coral Seafood restaurant, Shrewsbury Street, Worcester. The cost is $17 for SPC members, $25 for nonmembers. Seating is limited, so pre-registration is encouraged. Contact info@spcgroup.org or register online at www.spcgroup.org.

•CMEA The Employers Association and the Employers Association of the Northeast will hold a Human Resource Networking Roundtable from noon to 2 p.m. at the Four Points Hotel, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster. This session is for human resources professionals. For more information, call CMEA at (508) 481-5244 or email cmea@att.net.

•The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Salute Breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Holden Senior Center, Holden. The cost is $20 for chamber members, $25 for nonmembers.

•The Webster Square Business Association will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Jopa's Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St., Worcester. The guest speaker will be Jeannie Hebert, president and chief executive officer of the Blackstone Valley Chamber Of Commerce. The topic will be “Getting Small Businesses Bank Ready!” The cost is $15. RSVP to Jim Finnegan at (508) 754-2033 or info@finneganphotographers.com.

•The Employers Association of the Northeast is sponsoring a luncheon meeting to discuss human resource issues from noon to 2 p.m. at Worcester Technical High School, 1 Skyline Drive, Worcester. The cost is $25 for nonmembers, $10 for student members. Attorneys Richard Van Nostrand and Courtney Cruz from the law firm of Mirick O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee in Worcester will present the program.

•CMEA The Employers Association will hold a Human Resource Networking Roundtable from 12:15 to 2 p.m. at Periwinkles, 892 Southbridge St., North Oxford. This session is for human resources professionals. For more information, call CMEA at (508) 481-5244 or email cmea@att.net.

•The Wachusett Chamber of Commerce will hold a Wachusett After Hours event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 971 Main St., Lancaster.

•BNI Golden Triangle/Shrewsbury will meet from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Vets Inc., 59 South St., Shrewsbury. Admission is free and coffee is served. Area businesspeople are welcome. For more information, contact Dave at (508) 579-4381 or email dave@davelima.com.

•The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business Owners Dialogue from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in the Chamber Conference Room, 446 Main St., Worcester.

•The Wachusett Chamber of Commerce's Not Your Average Networking Group will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the chamber office, 1175 Main St., second floor, Clinton.

•The Worcester County Bar Association will celebrate its 125th anniversary from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Cyprian Keyes, Boylston. The event will feature a multi-course dinner, entertainment by the Annulments and Juliette Willoughby and remarks from Worcester's own Francis Fecteau, associate justice of the state Appeals Court, and Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray. The event is open to the public. For more information and tickets, call the WCBA office at (508) 752-1311.

•The Auburn Chamber of Commerce will hold a 50th anniversary celebration and annual meeting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn/Webster Lodge of Elks, 754 Southbridge St., Auburn. The cost is $45.

•APICS, Worcester County Chapter will sponsor a program on Six Sigma, a methodology that furnishes tools for the improvement of business processes, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Manor Restaurant, West Boylston. The presenter will be Dan Marino of Marino Associates.

•The Northern Worcester County Landlord Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the Tea Room at the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School, 1050 Westminster St., Fitchburg. The speaker will be Jason Porter of Legally Mine, who will discuss the ins and outs of proper asset protection and how to structure your business entities to best protect you, your family and your company.

•The Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce will hold a Congressional Breakfast program at 8 a.m. at the Colonial Hotel, 625 Betty Spring Road, Gardner, to honor U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, who is retiring this year after serving in Congress for more than 20 years. Additional guests will include U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, and U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Lowell. Registration and buffet breakfast begin at 7:30. The cost is $20 for chamber members, $25 for nonmembers.

•Bay Path College will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at its Central Mass Campus to celebrate the school's recent move. The ribbon-cutting will take place at 10 a.m. at 1 Picker Road, Sturbridge. The open house will follow until 3 p.m. with tours, giveaways, refreshments and a Kindle Fire raffle.

•Associated Industries of Massachusetts will hold a Central Massachusetts Energy Summit from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 24, at Unitil headquarters, 285 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg. The forum will include industry experts who will talk about strategies to reduce energy costs.